Summer Internship with the Airport Authority of India – the interesting experience of a to-be pilot

A young girl’s ambition to become a pilot starts taking form when she gets the opportunity to intern with the nation’s esteemed Airport Authority of India. Here’s what she has to say.

About Author: – Akanksha is a final year B.Tech student in Rayat and Bahra College of Engineering and Biotechnology. She is doing her majors in Electronics and Communication Engineering. She interned with the Airport Authority of India, New Delhi and shares her experience with us.

I did my summer internship at AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA (AAI). I found about this from my senior and applied for it. I went in there for a 4 week training program where I learnt about the Air Traffic Control (ATC). Since my major is Electronics and Communication, it was just the perfect match with my subjects. AAI basically provides air traffic services for domestic and international flights through their control, navigation and surveillance technology. Visiting all the units like Navigation, Radar and Very High Frequency (VHF) and getting to see all the equipments there was a very interesting and new practical experience after all that we had read and learnt about in our course books.

In VHF we saw the transmitters and the receiver setups and the voice control system got me acquainted with the communication system. All the commands we heard on the walkie-talkie started making sense as we heard the live conversation of a pilot and the officer operating in the offices there. We went up to the top where all the transmitting/receiving antennas were placed. From up there we could see the flights taking off and landing in process, the best view possible from up top! Then in the RADAR department we went to the Bijwasan Unit, New Delhi. There we were inside the tall building which had radar at the top which appeared like a football from outside. We saw all the radar set up and all the equipments (new and old) used there and their working. That was when all the block diagrams made sense and we could now design a block diagram all by ourselves with no need to cram, like we did until then. Also we were shown in detail the computer that was recording all the surveillance done by the RADAR. We saw the operations and controls of the system and all the graphics, maps, and position of flights on the computer screen. It was then when I saw so many objects flying in the airspace at the same time; not very far from where we were!

Then finally we visited the AMSS (Automatic Messaging and Switching System) unit. There we were guided by the Joint Manager Sir and he told us about the software used in computer and the different errors faced while operations. He also told us about the message coding, how it is done and how message is received and sent to the right person in the office. This Communication is the most important part. If done at the right time, it can save many complexities and the life of the pilot along with other passengers traveling in the aircraft. The knowledge of all the protocols, cables, communication exchange was provided by him and that wrapped up our internship.

Apart from all the learning, the guidance was what mattered here. We were lead by all the Managers in the respective units. They were all experienced and working there for years. There wasn’t much to do there for us; so we learnt the control on the standby computers and other instruments. Work culture was a really important part there which was fully taken care of. We were given a separate space to work and learn so that the operators did not get distracted. Apart from the internship and learning, I made a lot of fellow friends there. We had fun in the canteen area and roaming around exploring the small left out areas like the control room and the library. A different place for the Indian Air Force officials was provided for their operations. I aspire to be a pilot one day and hence it was the very experience I needed now for the course and later for life. This internship gave me a lot more exposure which I wouldn’t have got anywhere else but at AAI. This is my best internship story.

65 thoughts on “Summer Internship with the Airport Authority of India – the interesting experience of a to-be pilot”

Shinjini

August 27, 2012 at 11:58 AM

hey its really awesome…it’s best for electronics and communication engineers..but can you guide me how to apply for it..?
or when to apply for it..? I am in 3rd year..and I have to do my internship next summer..I have been to different sites..(even AAI’s) but i am totally lost..

can you guide me how to apply for it..?
or when to apply for it..? I am in 3rd year ECE..and I have to do my internship in coming winter..I have been to different sites..(even AAI’s) but i am totally lost..

it’s best for electronics and communication engineers..but can you guide me how to apply for it..?
or when to apply for it..? I am in 3rd year..and I have to do my internship next summer………………..plz help me ……………..for it……..

Respected Sir,
I am Kaushik Paul, a 1st year Bachelor of Administration Student of ICFAI University Tripura, I am in Search of a Summer Internship/Training program in period of May 2017 to July 2017.I wanted to do Summer Internship/Training in your airport to gain some knowledge and experience.
I would be very thankful to you if you give me any chance for Training in airport .Please let me know, If there is any opportunity for getting Summer Training in airport.

Thanks for writing in.
Please visit https://internshala.com/internships for all internships that are live on Internshala. For internships in electronics engineering, you can choose ‘Electronics’ in the ‘Category’ option given on the left side of the page.

Respected sir
I m Shivani Shrirao currently perceiving my graduation course in BE 3 year in electronics and telecommunications branch. I m searching for summer internship at airport. Sir please let me know the detailed process and is there any opportunity.
Thank you
Yours obedient
Email- shivanishrirao1697 @gmail.com

I m Priyadharshini Annadurai currently perceiving my graduation course in BE 3 year in Aeronautical engineering branch. I m searching for summer internship at airport. Sir please let me know the detailed process and is there any opportunity.
Thank you
Yours obedient
Email- priyadharshiniannadurai173@gmail.com

Currently, we do not have any active internship at Airport Authority of India on our platform. Please visit their official careers page for more details.

However, in case you wish to pursue an internship in a different organisation then you could register on Internshala here – http://bit.ly/new-registration. Once you have registered, you may browse all the internships available on our platform here – http://bit.ly/internship_is. You can filter internships according to your location and duration available on the left side of the page.

Currently, we do not have any active internship at Airport Authority of India on our platform. Please visit their official careers page for more details.

However, in case you wish to pursue an internship in a different organisation then you could register on Internshala here – http://bit.ly/new-registration. Once you have registered, you may browse all the internships available on our platform here – http://bit.ly/internship_is. You can filter internships according to your location and duration available on the left side of the page.

Thank you for writing in. At the present moment, we don’t have any information regarding internships at Airport Authority Of India. You might want to visit the official careers page of AAI for details or may get in touch with interns/employees at AAI via LinkedIn.

In case you’re looking for a management internship, we have plenty of internships available on our platform. You may visit here http://bit.ly/new-registration to view relevant internships.